by Ananya Chag | Nov 6, 2024 | Business, Campaign 2024, Featured
WASHINGTON – U.S. stock futures soared to record highs Wednesday in response to Donald Trump’s win in the battle against Vice President Kamala Harris for president. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.4%, or around 1,430 points, around 1:50 pm EST, notching...
by Emma Sullivan | Mar 11, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden used his State of the Union address to contrast his health care record with former President Donald Trump’s, touting his efforts to lower drug prices and urging Congress to expand access to reproductive freedoms. Biden addressed the...
by Emma Sullivan | Feb 1, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — In an effort to lower drug costs, Medicare will begin price negotiations with drug manufacturers on Thursday for the 10 most costly prescriptions covered by Medicare. It marks the first step in historic negotiations under the Medicare Drug Price...
by Khadija Ahmed and Kunjal Bastola | Oct 26, 2023 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Native leaders expressed frustration with the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), citing a lack of communication and technical assistance from the federal government. A roundtable held by...
by Kunjal Bastola | Sep 28, 2023 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Native American communities are still woefully behind in reliable access to water, a public health problem that is exposing populations to an array of issues, from personal hygiene to respiratory illness. In an effort to ensure that the federal government...